A Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example.
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Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer set bad examples.
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
There are as many forms of advice as there are colors of the rainbow. Remember that good advice can come from bad people and bad advice from good people. The important thing about advice is that it is simply that. Advice.
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
A good man giving bad advice is more dangerous than a nasty man giving bad advice.
I've never been good at giving advice. The only advice I ever gave people was to find something that you are passionate about. But I hate giving advice, because, who am I? I'm just a girl.
Privacy about giving is counterproductive. There is solid scientific research showing that people are more likely to give if they can see that others are giving. The richest people, in particular, should be setting an example.
Nothing is more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example.
There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice.
My secret is that I need God—that I am sick and can no longer make it alone. I need God to help me give, because I no longer seem to be capable of giving; to help me be kind, as I no longer seem capable of kindness; to help me love, as I seem beyond being able to love.
It's very satisfying to promote science and education and see good results. Setting a good example for young people, being a role model, is very important for me.
The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set a bad example.
The idea of 'advice,' in terms of telling people advice or asking people for advice, has become not comprehensible to me, to a certain degree, due to feeling, like, for something to be accurately defined as 'good' or 'bad,' I would want to know the context, goal, perspective for it.
When it comes to partisan politics, everyone is a hypocrite. And all they care about is whether it hurts or helps them ... Is it good or bad for the Democrats? Is it good or bad for the Republicans? Is it good or bad for Jews, or good or bad for blacks, or is it good or bad for women? Is it good or bad for men? Is it good or bad for gays? That's the way people think about issues today. There is very little discussion of enduring principles.
There's the pressure of being a No. 1 on the call sheet, being a lead actor. There's almost this feeling like being captain of the team. You want to put a bit of energy into actually setting a good example.
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